Welcome to your Private Pilot – Chapter 7 Name Email To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request an abbreviated briefing. a standard briefing. an outlook briefing. To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request a general briefing. an abbreviated briefing. a standard briefing. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state the full name and address of the formation commander. that they possess a current pilot certificate. whether they intend to fly VFR only. Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and trend. location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and cell movement of precipitation. large areas of low ceilings and fog. AIRMETs are advisories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than SIGMETs and are intended for dissemination to All pilots. only IFR pilots. only VFR pilots. What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms? Moderate thunderstorms covering 30 percent of the area. Moderate or severe turbulence. Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers. Which of the reporting stations have VFR weather? All. KINK, KBOI, and KJFK. KINK, KBOI, and KLAX. What information is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET? Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4 inch or greater in diameter. Severe icing, severe turbulence, or widespread dust storms lowering visibility to less than 3 miles. Surface winds greater than 40 knots or thunderstorms equal to or greater than video integrator processor (VIP) level 4. The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is moderate at 5,500 feet and at 7,200 feet. light from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet. moderate from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet. The intensity and type of icing reported by a pilot is light to moderate. light to moderate rime. light to moderate clear. Time's upTime is Up! 0 Private Pilot – Chapter 8 Private Pilot – Chapter 6